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Chicken meat vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken meat and cod

  • Chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B2, yet cod is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for cod is 3039% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 29 times more saturated fat than cod. Chicken meat contains 3.79g of saturated fat, while cod contains 0.131g.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Cod
Cod
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more IronIron +231.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +135.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +331.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.5%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Cod
Cod
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +311.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +137%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14754.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +203.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Choline ~65.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 153mg 3039%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 2.063mg 40%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.91µg 25%
Fats 13.6g 0.67g 20%
Protein 27.3g 17.81g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.231g 18%
Selenium 23.9µg 33.1µg 17%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.131g 17%
Cholesterol 88mg 43mg 15%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.45mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.094g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.245mg 12%
Iron 1.26mg 0.38mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.065mg 8%
Calories 239kcal 82kcal 8%
Potassium 223mg 413mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 2IU 36IU 4%
Vitamin A 48µg 12µg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.028mg 4%
Phosphorus 182mg 203mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.64mg 2%
Sodium 82mg 54mg 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.076mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 16mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.015mg 0%
Choline 65.9mg 65.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Cod
Cod
2
18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1929.9%
Contains more WaterWater +36.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Cod
Cod
1
29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5580.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1185.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.